Glossary Term – Event

Letters contaminated with anthrax spores, mailed from Trenton, New Jersey, were sent to various news organizations and government offices. The anthrax ultimately caused the deaths of five people. No one was ever convicted of the mail attack, though the Department of Justice issued a report in 2010 that held government microbiologist Bruce Ivins responsible. Ivins had committed suicide in 2008.

Glossary Term – Person

J. Edgar Hoover (1895–1972) was the controversial director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 1924 to 1972. After studying law, Hoover worked for the Department of Justice and the attorney general. At just twenty-nine years old, he was named director of the FBI. Hoover reorganized the FBI and instituted new policies and training to transform the bureau into a respected and specialized organization. In the 1930s, Hoover led the FBI in investigating cases of espionage, communism, and fascism, as well as well-known criminals....